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Local
Authority Expertise Comes to aluplast UK
aluplast
UK,
PVCu window and door system extruder and supplier of the Plus Plan range
in the UK, has announced the appointment of Alasdair (Dair) Hendry as
its new Local Authority & Commercial Sales Manager.
Dair
(pictured second from left) brings to aluplast UK over 15 years of sales
and technical experience within the window industry – with a strong
background particularly within the public sector specification market.
An extremely well known and respected figure by Local Authorities and
Housing Associations alike, Dair possesses great knowledge of this ever-changing
public sector marketplace.
This is the fourth and final new appointment to the aluplast UK sales
team made in 2004. The new five man team, headed by Steve Muranyi, offers
experience and knowledge of the window industry and has the aim of providing
a customer service and support second-to-none.
The new sales team’s workload is considerable at present as it
works to satisfy the demand and interest shown for the new Warwick 70mm
window system that was launched at Glassex 2004 back in March.
Email: mailto:steve@plusplanuk.com
Synseal provides support for its busy sales team
Synseal is growing at such a rate – it now produces in excess of 1000 conservatory roofs a week, every week – that the systems company has decided its sales team needs some help. 'We’ve expanded our staff in line with our growth,' explains Kevin Harvey, Director of Sales at Synseal, 'and this is the latest department to expand. We decided to create a sales support department to maintain the high level of service our customers are used to. The sales support team is four strong, each member has teamed up with one of our Field Sales Managers to produce a cohesive team support approach for all our customers. It consists of Suky Begana, Jacqui Hodges, Colleen Stocks and Alison Matthews. Their role is to look after existing customers, as well as keep their designated Field Sales Managers’ diary. Each member of the new team has been well trained, so they can respond efficiently to every incoming call.'
Suky, one member of the new team comments: 'I’ve worked for Synseal for three years and I’m looking forward to yet another new challenge. I’ve seen Synseal go through extraordinary changes in my time here, growing at an amazing rate each year, but I have always felt like part of the team that is driving that growth. The new sales support team are all looking forward to making sure customer care remains at the high level customers expect from Synseal.'
Dedicated
Customer Services Manager Joins Status Team
PVCu
profile extrusion company Status Systems
has appointed Daryl Williams as customer services manager. This newly
created role supports sales and marketing director Kevin Warner and
his sales team in the co-ordination of all customer support activities.
Daryl's role will be intrinsic to ensuring that Status' customers receive
an optimum service at all times. From individual account management,
to technical support, Daryl will ensure that Status' framework for growth
continues to give strength and stability.
'Every one of our customers is an individual looking to make the most
of the opportunities available to them', commented Daryl. 'Playing a
key role in their growth also ensures our own growth at Status.'
Daryl Williams has extensive experience in sales and marketing roles
in the window industry, spanning 13 years. She is particularly knowledgeable
in providing proactive support. Most recently she worked as customer
services manager for another major group in the industry.
Tel: 01457 875731
Email: mailto:sales@status-systems.co.uk
Web: http://www.status-systems.co.uk
David
Fletcher, one of industry’s finest business brains, is set to take
Senior Aluminium Systems (SAS)
on a ‘quantum leap’ forward as the company’s new chairman.
The
former chairman and chief executive of Sheffield Forgemasters takes
the helm at what he describes as ‘a very exciting point in time
when the business is being taken on a quantum leap forward.’
His starting point is to examine the big shift in direction taken by
SAS when it moved to Denaby near Doncaster nearly two years ago and
set up its own powder coating facility.
‘What we now have is a state-of-the-art powder coating plant that
we must utilise to the maximum, offering customers a one-stop aluminium
processing service,’ he said. ‘The company has a solid foundation
and tremendous potential for a lot more growth.’
Other priorities are to help complete centralisation of the business
to maximise purchasing power and simplify logistics.
With a First Class Honours degree in metallurgical engineering and management
from Loughborough University, David has been in the ‘building’
industry for many years. Previous employment includes Aurora Steels,
Sheffield Forgemasters and Atchinson Castings UK, and he now works as
a business solutions consultant.
He is also a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineers; has been chairman
of the UK Steel Association; is a Freeman of the Company of Cutlers
in Hallamshire; past president of the Institute of Cast Metal Engineers
and current treasurer.
A keen golfer and gardener (chrysanthemums a speciality!), David lives
with his wife Susan in Denby Dale. He has two grown-up children and
an 18-month-old grandson, Sam.
Senior Aluminium Systems supplies Britain’s commercial fabricators
from its head office in Denaby and two regional service centres in Newport
and Livingston.
Tel: 01709 772600
Newdawn
Strengthens Customer Service Team
Newdawn
has strengthened its technical, sales and production teams following
the launch of its Newera™ roofing system at Glassex. A number of
new appointments have been made to further improve customer service
and support.
Left to right: Simon Bellamy, John Smallbone,
Andie Patterson, Rikki Bowers, Matthew Terry
John
Smallbone has been appointed to the new position of Kit Production Manager
with responsibility for ensuring that the ISO approved facility continues
to follow best working practices and that the production of BBA approved
roofs continues to rise in line with increased demand.
Rikki Bowers joins as Computer Design Technician within the technical
support team having completed his computer studies degree course at
Worcester and provides customers with the necessary support for 1st
Degree and Roof designer programmes.
Technical Sales has two new faces; Matthew Terry moves into sales in
a technical support role after two years with the company’s kit
division, providing kit quotations and advice on kit roofs. Field technical
support has gained the services of Andie Patterson to offer on site
support from first installations to those more ‘unusual’ shaped
roofs. Andie is already well known to many Newdawn customers who have
attended the company’s training school over the past few years.
Finally, Simon Bellamy joins the sales and telemarketing department
as part of Newdawn’s in-house sales drive and improved marketing
and customer support service.
Tel: 01789 764444
Email: mailto:sales@newdawn-sun.co.uk
Independent
hardware distributor, Wagner (GB) Ltd,
has announced a number of staff moves, designed to further enhance the
level of service offered to customers.
Paul Barthrop and Colin Russell have both re-joined the Technical Department
as Technical Advisors.
Paul brings all his experience of production, gained during a total
of 15 years at a major local fabricator, while Colin has spent the past
five years as Wagner’s Technical Sales Representative in the south
east of England. Both are, therefore, very much aware of the problems
facing window and door manufacturers and the need to react and provide
solutions quickly and efficiently.
The five members of the internal technical team now boast over 70 years’
industry experience between them.
Debbie Richardson has expanded her territory and now looks after Wagner’s
PVCu and timber customers as Technical Sales Representative for Kent,
London, Surrey and East Sussex.
Helen Hillier has transferred from the Technical Department to the Birmingham-based
Architectural Hardware Division and is now responsible for Wagner’s
architectural ironmongery sales in the south.
As a holder of the Guild of Architectural Ironmongers Diploma (Dip GAI),
Helen is ideally qualified for this task.
‘Wagner’s management are delighted to welcome all four to
their new posts and are sure that customers and suppliers alike will
benefit from their experience and enthusiasm.’ says the company.
Tel: 01634 263263
Email: mailto:gary.gleeson@wagnergb.com
New
Sales Director has the Class
Andy
Parker has recently been appointed as the new Sales Director for St
Helens Glass.
34
year old Parker previously held the Sales and Marketing Director's job
at Coldseal's Southern Division, where he had worked for the last 13
years.
A family man with two young children, Parker sees this new role as a
major step up the ladder within the windows industry. He told us: 'With
St Helens Glass now expanding nationwide, this is probably the most
exciting sales job in the industry right now. I'm looking forward to
helping the company to meet its ambitious growth targets.'
St Helens Glass Managing Director Phil Hill added: 'We intend to be
fully national within the next 18 months and Andy is going to play a
major part in that. I'm delighted that we have got the right man for
the job.'
Web: http://www.sthelensglass.net
Do
You Want to go to Work in the Mornings?
Following
seven years with Coldseal, Neville Gleed joins Synseal
as Conservatory Technician. ‘On my first visit to Synseal I was
very impressed with what I saw and wanted to work for them,’ enthuses
Neville.
‘It’s not very often you find a company the size of Synseal
that can provide a friendly atmosphere to work in. My role involves
on site help and training for our customers.
' It’s a great role, working with great people, in a great job.
That’s why I give 110%, but it’s much easier to do this for
a company that gives you an excellent product and the tools you need
to succeed.’
Tel: 01623 443 200
Web: http://www.synseal.com
New
Area Sales Manager for aluplast UK
aluplast
UK,
PVCu window and door system extruder and supplier of the Plus Plan range
in the UK, has announced the appointment of another new area sales manager
and with one further recruitment soon to be announced – the company’s
new and revamped sales team is nearing completion.
John Meachin joins aluplast UK as an Area Sales Manager covering the
north of England and Scotland. John possesses almost 25 years of experience
within the PVCu window industry, having previously enjoyed a successful
career within precision engineering working with world renowned companies
such as Rolls Royce.
aluplast
UK Managing Director Phil Duncombe welcomes John Meachin – the
third new recruit to the company sales team in 2004
As well as gathering a wealth of technical and sales knowledge whilst
working for other PVCu system suppliers – John also has direct
and invaluable experience of running window and door manufacturing companies.
John is joining an increasingly active aluplast UK sales team which
is working to satisfy the interest and demand shown from the marketplace
for the company’s new window system – the Warwick 70mm suite.
Email: mailto:steve@plusplanuk.com
Tuff
X, part of the Aintree based James Price Group,
has appointed John Evans as Midlands Area Manager. His appointment underlines
the rapid expansion of the toughened safety glass and double glazed
unit production and the Group`s ability to cut and toughen soft coat
as well as hard coat glasses.
At 43 years old John (pictured at Glassex) lives in south Birmingham,
is married with a daughter, Chelsea, is a great motor cycling fan as
well as being something of a computer buff. He has an in-depth experience
of the industry having started in window and door hardware in 1984 and
moving into hardware sales in 1990. John felt it that now was the time
for a new challenge with a change of product rather than moving out
of an industry that he knows well. As John says; ‘James Price plc
seems to me to be a well run and sound company with very clear goals
and I feel that my future career is in very safe hands.’
Tel:
0151 523 7070
UAP says it has seen the sales of its decorative door furniture range grow rapidly over the past 12 months, especially in the field of Direct Imports. In order to meet this increase in demand the company has appointed another new sales person to ensure that UAP maintains its customer service reputation.
Ray
Bannatyne (left) rejoins UAP and heads up its technical sales, and John
Cross (right) has been promoted to Sales Manager.
UAP says it continually strives to maintain and improve its position
when offering its products, in full and on time, and at a competitive
price. The company believes that service is of equal importance.
On time means either to the normal three day turnaround or to the customers
required delivery date if it is longer than three days. In full means
one hundred per cent order completion with no shortages.
Tel: 0161 763 5290
Email: mailto:univ.imports@ukonline.co.uk
Web: http://www.universal-imports.com
New
Appointment in Building Products Division of Ensinger UK
Ensinger,
a specialist company in the field of engineering plastics, has appointed
Gary Page as Sales Manager for its Building Products Division in the
UK.
Based at its Llantrisant, UK Headquarters, and with responsibility for
the sale of Ensinger’s insulbar® thermal break products, Gary
brings more than 20 years’ experience in the architectural aluminium
market to the company.
Ensinger has also recently launched a new website focusing purely on
its insulbar® products – see http://www.insulbar.de
for more information.
Systems
company Eurocell Profiles of Alfreton
Derbyshire, has recently added Mick Ramsden to its management team.
Mick will be responsible for further developing the purchasing divisions
of both Eurocell Building Plastics and Eurocell Profiles. Mick brings
with him a wealth of experience gained within the PVCu market, having
spent eight years at Ultraframe. Mick also runs his own purchasing consultancy
business.
‘The opportunity to work with a forward thinking company does not
come around every day and I am looking forward to settling into my new
role. Eurocell is investing for the future and it is exciting to be
involved with the various business divisions as they continue to drive
the market forward. The skills and experience which I have will go some
way to cementing our position as market leaders.’ said Mick Ramsden,
Group Purchasing Manager, Eurocell.
Tel: 01773 842 100
Email: mailto:marketing@eurocell.co.uk
Web: http://www.eurocell.co.uk
K2
Appoints New Supply Chain Manager
K2,
the UK conservatory roofing specialist has appointed a new Supply Chain
Manager, Rebecca Tattersall. A key part of Rebecca's remit in the newly
created post will be to manage all aspects of purchasing and stock control
functions for all K2’s products, maintaining K2's service level
to its dealer network.
Rebecca
joins the company from one of K2’s major competitors, where her
previous role included sourcing, negotiating and purchasing conservatory
products. She has over 12 years of knowledge and experience of the conservatory
market, as well as excellent commercial skills.
At K2, Rebecca's role will involve the purchasing of stock, maintenance
of stock levels and managing the new product launch process, including
direct liaison with the technical department to source new products.
Her role will also include direct interaction and liaison with all production
and logistical units of K2 to ensure a smooth supply chain to the dealer
network, while also continually researching ways to drive cost savings
throughout the business.
Comments Rebecca: ‘I am delighted to have joined such an innovative
company as K2, with undoubted potential for growth and development.
I have experience of sourcing and purchasing stock as well as cost management
and am looking forward to using this knowledge to help K2 develop and
grow in the future.’
Comments K2’s Managing Director, Sally Fielding: ‘This is
a key appointment for both the Group and K2, which will enable us to
manage our expansion for the coming year. Rebecca has excellent commercial
skills and experience of supply chain supervision, which will make her
a very valuable addition to the company and enable her to contribute
our plans for future growth.’
Web:
http://www.k2conservatories.com
Glass
Tempering expert Jonathan W Barr is now consulting for LGT
furthering product development and customer education. JB (as he is
affectionately known at LGT) was in attendance at Glassex 04.
LGT is benefiting from JB’s twenty years glass tempering industry
experience and he has already assisted in the development of the Toughening
Plant that LGT produces.
LGT’s most recent customers that are new to the toughening process
have also benefited from the ‘Diamond Star’ Overview of the
Glass Tempering process. This is a seminar focussing on the properties
of glass & the types of heat treatment used. While also discussing
the methods of how to toughen glass. JB delves into the distortion of
glass due to process conditions, offering problems and solutions to
this and all toughening problems.
Paul Glossop the new factory manager for Future Products sent a testimony
through shortly after the seminar thanking JB and LGT. He wrote ‘Having
had very little experience of the whole tempering process myself, the
overview conducted by Mr J W Barr was of great benefit to both the company
and myself. I now feel I have a much greater knowledge of toughening
glass, along with its pro’s, pitfalls and respective corrective
actions, with a view to dealing with any minor problems in-house in
the future.’
Paul Hughes from Alvaston Glass was comforted by the knowledge of JB.
‘This seminar gave me reassurance that I was producing top quality
Toughened Glass, JB is obviously very experienced in this field.’
Tel: 01675 430438
Email: mailto:sales@lambertgtservices.co.uk
Hallmark
Rugby Ref ‘Mackie’ Shows True Spirit
Window
and door industry sales representatives are well-known for their toughness,
resilience and staying power, but Hallmark
Panels salesman and part-time rugby referee Malcolm McEwan
– ‘Mackie’ to his colleagues – proved the point
when he was knocked flat by a Kiwi flanker during a national league
match... and still got up a few minutes later to finish the game!
Mackie, who looks after Scotland for Hallmark and used to play the utility
back position for Hawick Harlequins RFC, has been refereeing for 13
years, overseeing many BT National Scottish League matches. During a
national league clash between regional clubs Langholm and Howe of Fife,
he found himself on a collision course with Langholm’s Ricky Kiori
and was left lying prostrate for a full five minutes from the blow.
Says Mackie:
‘Kiori was running in to join a ruck and we collided when I went
round for a better look. He got me right below the ribs and knocked
the wind out of me.’
True to form, though, the indomitable McEwan still managed to find enough
breath to blow for a stoppage before he hit the ground, getting up again
a few minutes later to continue the game without further incident. Fortunately,
no lasting damage was done, and the brave referee was back at work on
Monday as usual. Says Mackie:
‘In my job you get used to knock-backs, but you don’t let
them affect your performance. Rugby is much the same, although I think
I got a much better cheer from the Langholm supporters when I went down
than when I got back up again.'
Tel:
01482 781111
Email: mailto:hallmark-panels.demon.co.uk
Web: http://www.hallmark-panels.com
Stephen
Williamson has been appointed Area Sales Manager for the HW
Plastics (Windows Division) in the South West.
Stephen will be responsible for sales of the HW Systems and Spectus
window systems in that region, including the new Elite 70 system.
Commenting on his appointment Stephen says 'This job is very exciting
for me as I have always looked on HW Plastics as market leaders. I am
really looking forward to working closely with the people and products,
and the extensive and experienced fabricator base in the area.'
Tel: 01625 420400
Michelle
Bell, Ringing the Changes at HW
HW
Plastics
has recently appointed Michelle Bell as Area Sales Manager for Yorkshire
and the North East of England.
Michelle was previously with the Meyer Group, where she set up a doors
division, and has also gained directly related sales experience through
a window fabricator in York. Michelle's sales experience, stretching
successfully over 18 years, embraces housebuilders and specifiers as
well as the important trade and retails sector.
She brings with her a wealth of know-how and a genuine passion and dedication
to the job. Speaking of her new role, Michelle commented: 'HW Plastics
is a name well known within the windows industry and I was attracted
to the role because of the challenge. HW Plastics is a market leader,
in terms of quality of products such as Elite 70 and AIMS, which, I
learned, now has in excess of 100 members.
'I shall be attending Glassex in March during the busy period, which
will provide me with an early opportunity to meet as many of my customers,
as possible'.
Tel: 01625 420400
New
Names, New Faces, New Business
John Cain and Ian Miller have been drafted into the New Business team at HW Plastics. John will be looking after the North of the country while Ian looks after the South.
(L-R)
John Cain and Ian Miller
Both are looking forward to the challenges and opportunities ahead and
are particularly pleased to be involved with Elite70, the new 70mm system
now available from HW Plastics.
John and Ian bring highly relevant experience to their new roles, coming
from Jeldwen and Window Store (Epwin) respectively.
Tel: 01625 420400
First
National Appoints New Head of Home Improvement and Holiday Ownership
Business
First
National,
a leading provider of secured and unsecured personal finance, has appointed
Mike Lawton to head up its Home Improvement and Holiday Ownership business.
Mike will be responsible for leading the strategic growth and direction
of the business.
Mike has worked in the finance and credit industry for sixteen years
and has over eight years experience with GE in a wide range of roles.
Most recently, he successfully led the integration of the First National
retail business into GE Consumer Finance. Prior to GE, Mike was with
HFC Bank for seven years in a number of different positions including
working in the Home Improvement sector.
Colin Shave, CEO First National, said: ‘We are delighted to welcome
Mike Lawton to First National. Mike brings with him a wealth of experience
and his appointment demonstrates our commitment to home improvement
and holiday ownership markets.’
Mike Lawton said: ‘First National is one of the leading providers
of flexible unsecured personal loans for the home improvement and holiday
ownership markets. We have a strong network of quality intermediaries
who benefit from using First National finance products across the whole
of the UK. I’m really excited about the opportunity and anticipate
a very challenging year in terms of Regulatory change, but with the
support of a great team, I’m looking forward to growing the business
over 2004.’
First National is part of GE Consumer Finance, a leading provider of
global credit services.
Web: http://www.firstnat.co.uk
